Tag: Christine Middlemiss CVO

• Tuesday, January 28th 2025 - 08:06 UTC

  Avian Influenza Prevention Zone extended to all of England; H5N1 human case in West Midlands

  

  The UK Health Security Agency, UKHSA, has confirmed a case of influenza A(H5N1) in a person in the West Midlands region. Simultaneously the UK Chief Veterinary Officer has ordered a new Avian Influenza Prevention Zone AIPZ to cover the whole of England from noon on Saturday 25 January following the escalating number of cases of avian influenza and continued heightened risk levels in wild birds.